Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Colombia’s ELN rebels deny planning potential Bogota attack
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - A warning from the Cuban embassy in Colombia about a possible attack in Bogota by National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels is inaccurate, the guerrilla group said ...
Feb 11, 2021
U.N. convoy in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen, five Afghan security force members killed
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen attacked a United Nations convoy on the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing five Afghan security force members who were escor...
Feb 11, 2021
Kraft Heinz to sell Planters, Corn Nuts brands to Hormel for $3.35 billion
By Richa Naidu NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz Co said on Thursday that it plans to sell its nuts business - including most Planters and Corn Nuts products - to Hormel Foods Corp for $3.35 billion, s...
Feb 11, 2021
‘Oath Keepers’ militia was ready on Jan 6 to act on Trump’s orders, prosecutors say
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-government "Oath Keepers" militia members devised elaborate plans to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and plotted to have an armed "quick reaction force" ...
Feb 11, 2021
Pelosi aims to finish COVID-19 relief by month’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she expects lawmakers to complete legislation based on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 reli...
Feb 11, 2021
Saudi-led coalition says destroyed ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthis: state media
CAIRO - (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Thursday it had thwarted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen's Houthis launched towards Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia, state medi...
Feb 11, 2021
Sewage samples show COVID-19 spreading fast in some French cities
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - Sewage samples from a new nationwide COVID-19 monitoring system show that in some French cities traces of coronavirus are spiking above levels seen during the seco...
Feb 11, 2021
White House says no specific decisions on domestic air travel under review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday rejected media reports it is considering any new domestic air travel restrictions. "To be clear, there have been no decisions mad...
Feb 11, 2021
Biden says call with Chinese leader Xi lasted two hours
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping for two hours on Wednesday night. "They're going to, if we don't get moving, they are going to eat our lunch," ...
Feb 11, 2021
Is coughing a crime? Danish court hears appeal against pandemic-linked conviction
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's top court will on Thursday begin an appeal hearing in which it will be asked to decide if coughing at someone while shouting "corona" constitutes...
Feb 11, 2021
